Financial outcome for 2003-2004

The Museum's financial statements disclose an operating surplus for 2003-2004 of $764,754, compared to a $32,173,480 surplus in 2002-2003. The prior year surplus included $28.233 million in revenue from Government for funding of the Capital Use Charge, a scheme which ceased in 2002-2003.

The Museum's appropriation for 2003-2004 was $40.320 million, which was provided by the government to continue the development of the Museum's operations following opening of the new Acton facility in 2001. The Museum also received a capital appropriation of $0.050 million in 2003-2004 which related to the implementation of the Budget Estimates Framework Review outcomes.

The table below indicates the estimates approved by the Minister for the Museum and the outcome in terms of actual expenditures for 2003-2004.

Budget
2003-2004
$'000

Actual
2003-2004
$'000

Employee expenses

14,162

14,306

Administrative and other operating expenses

18,900

22,911

Depreciation and amortisation expenses

10,288

7,837

Less revenue from independent sources

-3,100

-5,499

Net resources used

40,250

39,555

Statement of financial performance

Appropriation revenues from government decreased by $27.245 million from $67.565 million in 2002-2003 to $40.320 million in 2003-2004. The reduction in appropriation resulted from the cessation of the government's Capital Use Charge framework.

Revenues from non-Government sources increased substantially (by 22 per cent) to $5.499 million (2002-2003: $4.516 million). This included a 13 per cent increase in gross revenues from the sale of goods and services, and a 138 per cent increase in investment income.

Total expenses were 12.9 per cent higher than the prior year, moving from $39.908 million in 2002-2003 to $45.054 million in 2003-2004.

Statement of financial position

The Statement of Financial Position discloses an increase in the Museum's net assets of $0.815 million, from $269.706 million in 2002-2003 to $270.521 million in 2003-2004.

Cash at bank as at 30 June 2004 totalled $3.270 million (2002-2003: $2.726 million) and investments totalled $26.734 million (2002-2003: $22.920 million). The investments primarily comprise reserves for depreciation and employee provisions.

An increase in non-financial assets from $0.809 million in 2002-2003 to $1.811 million in 2003-2004 relates to the financial impact of the refurbishment of the leased Annexe building on Acton Peninsula. The Museum contributed to the refurbishment on behalf of the lessor, the National Capital Authority, with those contributions representing prepaid lease costs in 2003-2004.

Statement of cash flows

Net cash received from operating activities decreased from the prior year by 81 per cent. This was primarily due to the cessation of the Capital Use Charge framework by the Australian Government. If this impact is precluded, net cash from operating activities decreased 11 per cent on the prior year.

Cash received for operating activities, precluding the impact of Capital Use Charge funding changes, increased by five per cent. Cash received from the sale of goods and services, investment income and other non-government sources all increased in 2003-2004.

Cash used for operating activities increased by 22 per cent from the prior year primarily due to increased cash payments for suppliers, including exhibition costs.